Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

published:27 May 2012

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Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is an excerpt from "The Future of Higher Ed." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/aVheQGFEzg0
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University and the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University.
This program was recorded on November 2, 2014 as part of the 25th AnniversaryChicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: http://chf.to/2014Journeys
See upcoming CHF events: http://chicagohumanities.org
Help us subtitle and translate our videos: http://www.amara.org/en/profiles/videos/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival
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Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

published:20 Jul 2012

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Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
Learn more about The Holdsworth Center: http://holdsworthcenter.org
H-E-BChairman and CEOCharles Butt founded The Holdsworth Center to help school districts grow effective leaders, with the goal that every classroom and campus in Texas thrives under inspired and dynamic leadership.
Connect with The Holdsworth Center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldsworthCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdsworthcenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoldsworthCentr

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Ruth Simmons

Ruth Simmons (born Ruth Jean Stubblefield; July 3, 1945) was the 18th president of Brown University, the first black president of an Ivy League institution. Simmons was elected Brown's first female president in November 2000. Simmons assumed office in fall of 2001.
Simmons holds appointments as a professor in the Departments of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies. In 2002, Newsweek selected her as a Ms. Woman of the Year, while in 2001, Time named her as America's best college president. According to a March 2009 poll by The Brown Daily Herald, Simmons had more than an 80% approval rating among Brown undergraduates.

On September 15, 2011, President Simmons announced that she planned to step down from the Brown presidency at the end of the academic year, June 30, 2012. After a short leave, she plans to continue at Brown as Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies.

At its foundation, Brown was the first college in the United States to accept students regardless of their religious affiliation. Its engineering program, established in 1847, was the first in what is now known as the Ivy League. Brown's New Curriculum—sometimes referred to in education theory as the Brown Curriculum—was adopted by faculty vote in 1969 after a period of student lobbying; the New Curriculum eliminated mandatory "general education" distribution requirements, made students "the architects of their own syllabus," and allowed them to take any course for a grade of satisfactory or unrecorded no-credit. In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College, was fully merged into the university.

Ruth Westheimer

Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is an American sex therapist, media personality, and author. The New York Times described her as a "Sorbonne-trained psychologist who became a kind of cultural icon in the 1980s.… She ushered in the new age of freer, franker talk about sex on radio and television—and was endlessly parodied for her limitless enthusiasm and for having an accent only a psychologist could have."

Background

Westheimer was born Karola Ruth Siegel in Wiesenfeld (near Karlstadt am Main), Germany, the only child of Orthodox Jews Irma (née Hanauer) and Julius Siegel. In January 1939, she was sent to Switzerland by her mother and grandmother as part of the Kindertransport after her father had been taken by the Nazis. Her safe haven, along with that of some 100 other German-Jewish children, was made possible by Swiss activist Franzisca Goldschmidt. (See 2014 event below) In Switzerland, young Karola came of age in an orphanage, and stopped receiving her parents' letters in September 1941. In 1945, Westheimer learned that her parents had been killed in the Holocaust, possibly at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

President Ruth J. Simmons 2012 Baccalaureate Address

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

4:58

Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is an excerpt from "The Future of Higher Ed." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/aVheQGFEzg0
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University and the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University.
This program was recorded on November 2, 2014 as part of the 25th AnniversaryChicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: http://chf.to/2014Journeys
See upcoming CHF events: http://chicagohumanities.org
Help us subtitle and translate our videos: http://www.amara.org/en/profiles/videos/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival
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‘Ruth the Truth’ Is All About the Students

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

Ruth Simmons: The Miracle of School

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

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Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
Learn more about The Holdsworth Center: http://holdsworthcenter.org
H-E-BChairman and CEOCharles Butt founded The Holdsworth Center to help school districts grow effective leaders, with the goal that every classroom and campus in Texas thrives under inspired and dynamic leadership.
Connect with The Holdsworth Center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldsworthCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdsworthcenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoldsworthCentr

Ruth Simmons: On the Poverty Line

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Plot: The "April Morning" here is the famous April 19, 1775 upon which the "Shot heard 'round the world" was fired, signaling the start of the American Revolution. Faithful to author Howard Fast's somewhat revisionist view that the skirmishes between the Colonial militia and the British troops in Lexington and Concord (Massachusetts) were precipitated as much by fervent American patriots led by Solomon Chandler as by any "Redcoat" belligerence.

Plot: After being shown what hypnotism can do, a Doctor sets out to study it in depth. When experimenting on his friend's wife, she regresses back to an earlier life- that of Bridey Murphy. Several hypnotic sessions explore the life and death of Murphy, a 19th Century Irish lady who lived in Cork and Belfast from 1798 to 1864. The Doctor then attempts to verify if Bridey Murphy really existed.

President Ruth J. Simmons 2012 Baccalaureate Address

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

published: 27 May 2012

Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

‘Ruth the Truth’ Is All About the Students

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

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Renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr presents this major new ten-part series in which prominent Americans trace their ancestry.
Your Family Tree magazine describes the series as: 'Brilliant, so much better than the other celebrity genealogy shows'. In each of the ten episodes, Gates features a group of famous people who share an intimate link, although they are not always aware of the fact. As he takes his subjects on a trek through layers of ancestral history, he uncovers secrets and surprises of their family trees and shares life-changing discoveries. The series features cutting-edge DNA analysis to enable the celebrities' family trees to be traced with scientific precision. Featured guests include Kev...

published: 17 Jan 2013

Ruth Simmons: The Miracle of School

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's c...

published: 20 Jul 2012

Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
Learn more about The Holdsworth Center: http://holdsworthcenter.org
H-E-BChairman and CEOCharles Butt founded The Holdsworth Center to help school districts grow effective leaders, with the goal that every classroom and campus in Texas thrives under inspired and dynamic leadership.
Connect with The Holdsworth Center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldsworthCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdsworthcenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoldsworthCentr

Ruth Simmons: On the Poverty Line

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's c...

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

President Ruth J. Simmons 2012 Baccalaureate Address

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, President S...

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is an excerpt from "The Future of Higher Ed." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/aVheQGFEzg0
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University and the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University.
This program was recorded on November 2, 2014 as part of the 25th AnniversaryChicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: http://chf.to/2014Journeys
See upcoming CHF events: http://chicagohumanities.org
Help us subtitle and translate our videos: http://www.amara.org/en/profiles/videos/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival
Follow CHF on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Chi_Humanities
Like CHF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chicagohumanities
Subscribe to the CHF podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-humanities-festival/id303222991
Help us caption & translate this video!
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Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is an excerpt from "The Future of Higher Ed." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/aVheQGFEzg0
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University and the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University.
This program was recorded on November 2, 2014 as part of the 25th AnniversaryChicago Humanities Festival, Journeys: http://chf.to/2014Journeys
See upcoming CHF events: http://chicagohumanities.org
Help us subtitle and translate our videos: http://www.amara.org/en/profiles/videos/ChicagoHumanitiesFestival
Follow CHF on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Chi_Humanities
Like CHF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chicagohumanities
Subscribe to the CHF podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-humanities-festival/id303222991
Help us caption & translate this video!
http://amara.org/v/G1WD/

‘Ruth the Truth’ Is All About the Students

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout...

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

Ruth Simmons: The Miracle of School

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she beca...

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
Learn more about The Holdsworth Center: http://holdsworthcenter.org
H-E-BChairman and CEOCharles Butt founded The Holdsworth Center to help school districts grow effective leaders, with the goal that every classroom and campus in Texas thrives under inspired and dynamic leadership.
Connect with The Holdsworth Center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldsworthCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdsworthcenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoldsworthCentr

Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
Learn more about The Holdsworth Center: http://holdsworthcenter.org
H-E-BChairman and CEOCharles Butt founded The Holdsworth Center to help school districts grow effective leaders, with the goal that every classroom and campus in Texas thrives under inspired and dynamic leadership.
Connect with The Holdsworth Center
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoldsworthCenter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdsworthcenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoldsworthCentr

Ruth Simmons: On the Poverty Line

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she beca...

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Begin with a Clock: How Brown University Addressed its Connection to Slavery

In 2003, Brown UniversityPresidentRuth Simmons appointed a Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The committee included faculty, students and administrators, charged to investigate and to prepare a report about the university’s historical relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This was the first major American university to launch such an inquiry into its past and the benefits scholars reaped from slavery. The final report, released in 2006, recommended a series of measures, including the creation of a center for the study of slavery and injustice, rewriting Brown’s history to acknowledge the role of slavery, creating a memorial to the slave trade in Rhode Island, and recruiting more minority students. Currently, other universities — among them Yale, Columbia, an...

Ashraf Ghani Describes Path to Modern Sovereignty

The key to modern sovereignty is the rule of law -- not the use of force, according to Ashraf Ghani, a leading figure in Afghan national affairs.
Introduced by PresidentRuth Simmons for the keynote speech of the May 2011 "Engaging Afghanistan" conference at Brown, Ghani laid out steps his country must take in determining its future -- and emphasized the engagement of its citizens in defining that future.
Currently serving as chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, Ghani has held several senior positions at the World Bank and acted as special advisor to the United Nations, chancellor of Kabul University, chief advisor to President Karzai, and finance minister of Afghanistan. He was a contender in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections.

Inauguration of the 1st Female President of PVAMU!

43rd PVAMU NAA General Session

One to One: Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, fondly known as "Dr. Ruth," author of 30 books, lecturer, radio and television host, and sex therapist talks about her early years in Switzerland, her introduction to adulthood, the off-Broadway play "Becoming Dr. Ruth" about her life, and, ultimately, why people listen to and even follow the advice of a charming, funny, gray-haired, motherly/grandmotherly lady. (Taped:10/30/13)
Journalist Sheryl McCarthy talks with newsmakers about their sources of inspiration. She has private conversations about public affairs issues with the people who report on them and those who ARE the story. The subjects range from global warming issues to domestic ones.
McCarthy says, "I'm really looking forward to hosting One To One. One of the best things about being a journalist is you g...

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

In 2003, Brown UniversityPresidentRuth Simmons appointed a Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The committee included faculty, students and administrators, charged to investigate and to prepare a report about the university’s historical relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This was the first major American university to launch such an inquiry into its past and the benefits scholars reaped from slavery. The final report, released in 2006, recommended a series of measures, including the creation of a center for the study of slavery and injustice, rewriting Brown’s history to acknowledge the role of slavery, creating a memorial to the slave trade in Rhode Island, and recruiting more minority students. Currently, other universities — among them Yale, Columbia, and Georgetown — are also engaged in investigating the past and determining how to use it to promote justice.
Dr. Brenda Allen was a member of the Brown Committee and spoke at Duke on February 7, 2017, about the Committee’s work. Currently, Allen is Provost and Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairs at Winston Salem State University.
DangerousMemories: Conversations around the past, social justice and constructing university memory
This series features speakers addressing the challenges of dealing with difficult or hidden histories on American university campuses. Our speakers address how their campuses and museums have confronted legacies of slavery, racism and inequality in a thoughtful way that promotes social justice. This series is held in conjunction with a BassConnectionsBrain and Society project that is looking at how memory is constructed at Duke and laying out ways the campus could build a more inclusive story about its past.

In 2003, Brown UniversityPresidentRuth Simmons appointed a Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The committee included faculty, students and administrators, charged to investigate and to prepare a report about the university’s historical relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This was the first major American university to launch such an inquiry into its past and the benefits scholars reaped from slavery. The final report, released in 2006, recommended a series of measures, including the creation of a center for the study of slavery and injustice, rewriting Brown’s history to acknowledge the role of slavery, creating a memorial to the slave trade in Rhode Island, and recruiting more minority students. Currently, other universities — among them Yale, Columbia, and Georgetown — are also engaged in investigating the past and determining how to use it to promote justice.
Dr. Brenda Allen was a member of the Brown Committee and spoke at Duke on February 7, 2017, about the Committee’s work. Currently, Allen is Provost and Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairs at Winston Salem State University.
DangerousMemories: Conversations around the past, social justice and constructing university memory
This series features speakers addressing the challenges of dealing with difficult or hidden histories on American university campuses. Our speakers address how their campuses and museums have confronted legacies of slavery, racism and inequality in a thoughtful way that promotes social justice. This series is held in conjunction with a BassConnectionsBrain and Society project that is looking at how memory is constructed at Duke and laying out ways the campus could build a more inclusive story about its past.

Ashraf Ghani Describes Path to Modern Sovereignty

The key to modern sovereignty is the rule of law -- not the use of force, according to Ashraf Ghani, a leading figure in Afghan national affairs.
Introduced by...

The key to modern sovereignty is the rule of law -- not the use of force, according to Ashraf Ghani, a leading figure in Afghan national affairs.
Introduced by PresidentRuth Simmons for the keynote speech of the May 2011 "Engaging Afghanistan" conference at Brown, Ghani laid out steps his country must take in determining its future -- and emphasized the engagement of its citizens in defining that future.
Currently serving as chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, Ghani has held several senior positions at the World Bank and acted as special advisor to the United Nations, chancellor of Kabul University, chief advisor to President Karzai, and finance minister of Afghanistan. He was a contender in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections.

The key to modern sovereignty is the rule of law -- not the use of force, according to Ashraf Ghani, a leading figure in Afghan national affairs.
Introduced by PresidentRuth Simmons for the keynote speech of the May 2011 "Engaging Afghanistan" conference at Brown, Ghani laid out steps his country must take in determining its future -- and emphasized the engagement of its citizens in defining that future.
Currently serving as chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, Ghani has held several senior positions at the World Bank and acted as special advisor to the United Nations, chancellor of Kabul University, chief advisor to President Karzai, and finance minister of Afghanistan. He was a contender in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections.

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, fondly known as "Dr. Ruth," author of 30 books, lecturer, radio and television host, and sex therapist talks about her early years in Switzerland, her introduction to adulthood, the off-Broadway play "Becoming Dr. Ruth" about her life, and, ultimately, why people listen to and even follow the advice of a charming, funny, gray-haired, motherly/grandmotherly lady. (Taped:10/30/13)
Journalist Sheryl McCarthy talks with newsmakers about their sources of inspiration. She has private conversations about public affairs issues with the people who report on them and those who ARE the story. The subjects range from global warming issues to domestic ones.
McCarthy says, "I'm really looking forward to hosting One To One. One of the best things about being a journalist is you get to meet a lot of smart and interesting people and to pick their brains, so to speak, about a variety of important issues affecting our daily lives. It's a learning process both for the journalist and for the audience you're able to reach. The advantage of One To One is that there are no sound bites - just provocative, insightful, and thoughtful conversation. We have some phenomenal guests lined up for One To One and I'm excited about hearing what they have to say."
Watch more at http://www.cuny.tv/show/onetoone

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, fondly known as "Dr. Ruth," author of 30 books, lecturer, radio and television host, and sex therapist talks about her early years in Switzerland, her introduction to adulthood, the off-Broadway play "Becoming Dr. Ruth" about her life, and, ultimately, why people listen to and even follow the advice of a charming, funny, gray-haired, motherly/grandmotherly lady. (Taped:10/30/13)
Journalist Sheryl McCarthy talks with newsmakers about their sources of inspiration. She has private conversations about public affairs issues with the people who report on them and those who ARE the story. The subjects range from global warming issues to domestic ones.
McCarthy says, "I'm really looking forward to hosting One To One. One of the best things about being a journalist is you get to meet a lot of smart and interesting people and to pick their brains, so to speak, about a variety of important issues affecting our daily lives. It's a learning process both for the journalist and for the audience you're able to reach. The advantage of One To One is that there are no sound bites - just provocative, insightful, and thoughtful conversation. We have some phenomenal guests lined up for One To One and I'm excited about hearing what they have to say."
Watch more at http://www.cuny.tv/show/onetoone

President Ruth J. Simmons 2012 Baccalaureate Address

Thank you for 11 wonderful years. May your years ahead be blessed with love, passionate pursuits, continued learning, and an enduring sense of hope, PresidentSimmons, delivering the 2012Baccalaureate addresshttp://brown.edu/
pdf of transcript: http://www.brown.edu/web/multimedia/RJS_Baccalaureate_Transcript.pdf

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Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is a...

Ruth Simmons: How education taught her to think differently about the world

Ruth Simmons explains the impact higher education can have on a person's life.
This is an excerpt from "The Future of Higher Ed." Watch the full program: http://youtu.be/aVheQGFEzg0
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University and the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University.
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Ruth Simmons - America's Best Leaders 2007

America's Best Leaders profiles Ruth Simmons an educator of the highest degree and a leade...

‘Ruth the Truth’ Is All About the Students

Known for breaking down barriers and keeping higher education student oriented, Ruth J. Simmons came from humble beginnings but has made a big impact throughout her life. When considering who should serve as the next president at Prairie View A&M University, ChancellorJohn Sharp knew she was the best choice for the students. 'Ruth the Truth' Simmons is set to be the first female president at PVAMU, and the students can't wait to see what she has planned.

Ruth Simmons: The Miracle of School

Simmons was the first in her sharecropper family to consistently attend middle school and it changed her life.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

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Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. Ruth Simmons, Chair of The Holdsworth Center Board, thinks of leadership as a form of ...

Dr. Ruth Simmons on Educational Leadership as a Service to Students | The Holdsworth Center

Dr. RuthSimmons, Chair of The Holdsworth CenterBoard, thinks of leadership as a form of service to students. While attending inner-city schools in Houston, Dr. Simmons had a teacher who took a deep interest in who she was and believes much of her success can be attributed to that teacher.
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Ruth Simmons: On the Poverty Line

For Simmons, it's women and families on the poverty line who call for greater focus from the women's movement.
In 2001, Ruth Simmons made history when she became the first African-American president of an Ivy League university, as well as Brown University's first female president. Prior to this appointment, she served as the first African-American female president of a major college or university when she took the reins at Smith College in 1995.In 1983, after serving as associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton University administration. She left in 1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College, returning to Princeton in 1992 as vice provost. In 1995, she became president of Smith College, the largest women's college in the U.S., where she launched a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the college's academic programs and inaugurated the first engineering program at a U.S. women's college.

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

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Above the Parapet – Women in Public Life: Ruth Simmons

The research project Above the Parapet seeks to capture the experiences of high profile wo...

Ruth Simmons

Ruth Simmons (born Ruth Jean Stubblefield; July 3, 1945) was the 18th president of Brown University, the first black president of an Ivy League institution. Simmons was elected Brown's first female president in November 2000. Simmons assumed office in fall of 2001.
Simmons holds appointments as a professor in the Departments of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies. In 2002, Newsweek selected her as a Ms. Woman of the Year, while in 2001, Time named her as America's best college president. According to a March 2009 poll by The Brown Daily Herald, Simmons had more than an 80% approval rating among Brown undergraduates.

On September 15, 2011, President Simmons announced that she planned to step down from the Brown presidency at the end of the academic year, June 30, 2012. After a short leave, she plans to continue at Brown as Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies.

SamanthaRuth – Naga Chaitanya's wedding reception in Hyderabad was a starry affair with Allu Arjun, SS Rajamaouli in presence. Samantha RuthPrabhu and Naga Chaitanya get married in a Catholic ceremony exactly as they did in their first film together. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya tie the knot and these pictures will make you wish for a fairytale just like theirs ... U-TurnSavyasachiNaga ChaitanyaSamantha Ruth Prabhu....

Where have we heard this story before? Every year for millennia, Jews read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot, which this year began on May 19 ...Ruth is also, vitally, the story of a poor immigrant woman. Every time we fail to notice that, Ruth suffers invisibility twice - first in the text, and then in our reading of the story and our ignoring its narratives of immigration, poverty and struggle....

Georgetown University and Brown University have taken significant steps in recent years to address historic associations with slavery. Dr. John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown, and Dr. RuthSimmons, president emerita of Brown, discuss efforts to lead their institutions to an acknowledgement and deeper understanding of that history, and a sense of how to reckon with it today. Learn more: http://link.gs.com/BM7o

Begin with a Clock: How Brown University Addressed its Connection to Slavery

In 2003, Brown UniversityPresidentRuth Simmons appointed a Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The committee included faculty, students and administrators, charged to investigate and to prepare a report about the university’s historical relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. This was the first major American university to launch such an inquiry into its past and the benefits scholars reaped from slavery. The final report, released in 2006, recommended a series of measures, including the creation of a center for the study of slavery and injustice, rewriting Brown’s history to acknowledge the role of slavery, creating a memorial to the slave trade in Rhode Island, and recruiting more minority students. Currently, other universities — among them Yale, Columbia, and Georgetown — are also engaged in investigating the past and determining how to use it to promote justice.
Dr. Brenda Allen was a member of the Brown Committee and spoke at Duke on February 7, 2017, about the Committee’s work. Currently, Allen is Provost and Vice Chancellor for AcademicAffairs at Winston Salem State University.
DangerousMemories: Conversations around the past, social justice and constructing university memory
This series features speakers addressing the challenges of dealing with difficult or hidden histories on American university campuses. Our speakers address how their campuses and museums have confronted legacies of slavery, racism and inequality in a thoughtful way that promotes social justice. This series is held in conjunction with a BassConnectionsBrain and Society project that is looking at how memory is constructed at Duke and laying out ways the campus could build a more inclusive story about its past.

Ashraf Ghani Describes Path to Modern Sovereignty

The key to modern sovereignty is the rule of law -- not the use of force, according to Ashraf Ghani, a leading figure in Afghan national affairs.
Introduced by PresidentRuth Simmons for the keynote speech of the May 2011 "Engaging Afghanistan" conference at Brown, Ghani laid out steps his country must take in determining its future -- and emphasized the engagement of its citizens in defining that future.
Currently serving as chairman of the Institute for State Effectiveness, Ghani has held several senior positions at the World Bank and acted as special advisor to the United Nations, chancellor of Kabul University, chief advisor to President Karzai, and finance minister of Afghanistan. He was a contender in the 2009 Afghan presidential elections.

SamanthaRuth – Naga Chaitanya's wedding reception in Hyderabad was a starry affair with Allu Arjun, SS Rajamaouli in presence. Samantha RuthPrabhu and Naga Chaitanya get married in a Catholic ceremony exactly as they did in their first film together. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya tie the knot and these pictures will make you wish for a fairytale just like theirs ... U-TurnSavyasachiNaga ChaitanyaSamantha Ruth Prabhu....

Where have we heard this story before? Every year for millennia, Jews read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot, which this year began on May 19 ...Ruth is also, vitally, the story of a poor immigrant woman. Every time we fail to notice that, Ruth suffers invisibility twice - first in the text, and then in our reading of the story and our ignoring its narratives of immigration, poverty and struggle....

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2018--SimmonsCollege announced today that it will become SimmonsUniversity effective September 1, 2018 and will introduce a new academic structure, including four new colleges led by four recently appointed deans. The announcement is the culmination of ... ....

If “Counterpart” fans were excited about the news of James Cromwell joining the cast of Starz’s sci-fi espionage drama, it’s nothing compared to how series lead J.K.Simmons felt when he heard the news. “I was so excited. As they were talking about casting, I was hoping it would be [Cromwell],” Simmons told Variety on the […] ... ....

Santa Cruz - Vocal powerhouse LaurenRuthWard will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, at the Crepe Place. Described by Out Magazine as "the raspy, queer singer we deserve," Ward's unique sound blends vintage rock n' roll with fresh psychedelic rock. Tickets are $8. The Crepe Place is at 1134 Soquel Ave ... ....